A Memorial and Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Florida to the President, Post Master General, and the Congress of the United States, on the subject of a Mail Route therein mentioned.

The Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, do hereby most respectfully represent to the President, Post Master General, and the Congress of the United States of America the grievance, as well as the injustice that has been done to that portion of the country which is more immediately interested: a large portion of the Commercial interest of Florida, and of sections of Country elsewhere, and also to the travelling public. by the change which has taken place in substituting Sulkies, Semi-Weekly, in place of Two-horse coaches, tri-weekly, for the transportation of the mail on the mail route from Chattahoochie, via Marianna, Florida, Geneva, Alabama, Milton, Florida, to Pensacola, Florida; and for the good reasons, which were among the many others that might have been with great propriety urged, induces the General Assembly of the State aforesaid, now convened, to insist upon, and respectfully ask, that the grievance and injustice complained of be removed by reinstating at least on said Road the tri-weekly Two-horse Coaches.

Therefore be it resolved unanimously, That our Senators in Congress are hereby

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instructed, and our Representative requested, to urge this matter by all possible means that are just, honorable and right: And that the Governor of the State aforesaid is hereby requested and required to send a copy of this memorial and resolution to each of our Senators; also a copy to our Representative in Congress; and also one copy to the President, Post Master General, President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States.